Sentence examples for withstood two days from inspiring English sources

The Allied fleet had also withstood two days of Persian attacks at the Battle of Artemisium, but when news reached them of the disaster at Thermopylae, they withdrew to Salamis.

CAIRO -- Protesters demanding President Hosni Mubarak's ouster packed Cairo's central square by the tens of thousands Friday, waving Egyptian flags, singing the national anthem and cheering, appearing undaunted and determined after their camp withstood two days of street battles with regime supporters trying to dislodge them.

Protesters demanding Mubarak's ouster packed Cairo's central square in huge numbers Friday, waving Egyptian flags, singing the national anthem and cheering, appearing undaunted and determined after their camp withstood two days of street battles with regime supporters trying to dislodge them.

The forces at the Westerplatte fort withstood seven days of bombardment by the Germans before surrendering, and the fort remains the foremost symbol of Polish resistance.

Blaine — who, among other feats, has buried himself alive in Manhattan, withstood forty-four days without food in a glass cube suspended above London, and held his breath for a record seventeen minutes on the "Oprah Winfrey Show" — is the Liberty Science Center's first "magician in residence".

E-mail address GO SIGN UP Share Tweet Blaine — who, among other feats, has buried himself alive in Manhattan, withstood forty-four days without food in a glass cube suspended above London, and held his breath for a record seventeen minutes on the "Oprah Winfrey Show" — is the Liberty Science Center's first "magician in residence".

The fortress was battle-tested in 1915 when Germany attacked the Russian Empire, and withstood eleven days of assault before capture.

For two days Leonidas withstood Persian attacks; he then ordered most of his troops to retreat, and he and his 300-member royal guard fought to the last man.

Finally, the oversold condition was corrected on Dec. 27, but for most traders who were unable to withstand a short-term draw-down of 6% in two days, this correction was of little comfort.

But, having only trained with the squad for two days, McCullum was not satisfied that Vettori could withstand the physical rigours of a five-day match.

With two rounds of par 70, he had withstood the vicious combination of wind and rain that had buffeted the coast for two days and — until K. J. Choi passed him by one stroke just before nightfall — was the only golfer to win the battle against the tough, old links course.